Find out more about Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

Program Details

Acquire skills for providing in-demand mental health care services. You’ll learn how to care for the mental health of patients from childhood through adulthood. Complete online courses on your own schedule, plus get hands-on experience in a clinical setting.

• Program Highlights: Learn to diagnose, assess, treat, monitor, and manage psychiatric mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, medical organic brain disorders, and complex co-occurring diseases and disorders across the lifespan.
• Career Opportunities: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Clinicals: Complete a mentor-guided, clinical, or practicum experience that’s designed to apply theoretical knowledge.*

Purdue Global cannot guarantee employment or career advancement. Prior experience may be necessary for leadership positions. Additional certification or licensing may be required to work in certain fields.

Graduates who pass the relevant certification exam may be academically eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse in any state in which the program is available for enrollment. Licensure-track programs may limit enrollment to students in certain states; please refer to Licensure.PurdueGlobal.edu for additional information on licensure, state authorizations, and program availability. The University cannot guarantee students will be eligible to sit for or pass exams. 

Please note that most states require nurses to be nationally certified and to have completed an accredited graduate nursing program in order to obtain licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse. Each national certification provider and state Board of Nursing will have eligibility requirements in addition to these educational requirements, such as passing a criminal background check. Students are responsible for determining whether they are eligible for state Board of Nursing approval and certification as an advanced practice registered nurse in their state.

Students are responsible for determining whether they are eligible for state Board of Nursing approval and certification as an advanced practice registered nurse in their state. Students can obtain additional information from their state’s Board of Nursing, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

* Some Purdue University Global programs are not 100% online; some programs require you to gain hands-on experience in a real-world work environment. Contact an Admissions Advisor for additional information.

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